مطبل

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from the passive participle from the geminate stem طَبَّلَ (ṭabbala) (which does not necessarily exist in the sense “to make drum-shaped”) of طَبْل (ṭabl, drum).

Adjective[edit]

مُطَبَّل (muṭabbal) (feminine مُطَبَّلَة (muṭabbala), masculine plural مُطَبَّلُونَ (muṭabbalūna), feminine plural مُطَبَّلَات (muṭabbalāt))

  1. drum-shaped, tympanic
Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

مُطَبَّل (muṭabbalm

  1. a kind of polygon the exact delimitation of which is uncertain from medieval geometrical writings
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Derived from the passive participle of طَبَّلَ (ṭabbala, to subject to a territory tax) from طَبْل (ṭabl, territory tax).

Adjective[edit]

مُطَبَّل (muṭabbal) (feminine مُطَبَّلَة (muṭabbala), masculine plural مُطَبَّلُونَ (muṭabbalūna), feminine plural مُطَبَّلَات (muṭabbalāt))

  1. subject to territory tax, being levied property tax
Declension[edit]

Egyptian Arabic[edit]

Noun[edit]

مُطَبَّل (moṭabbalm

  1. (Upper Egypt) drummer
    Synonyms: طَبَّال (ṭabbāl), طَبْلَجِي (ṭablaji), مِطَبِّلَاتِي (miṭabbilāti)

References[edit]

  • Loret, Victor (1889) “Quelques documents rélatifs à la littérature et à la musique populaires de la Haute-Égypte”, in Memoires publiés par les membres de la mission archéologique franca̧ise au Caire[1] (in French), volume 1, number 2, Paris: Ernest Leroux, page 308